Charles Bongers + Co

Born in Cape Town, South Africa, Charles has lived a lifelong passion for nature and the outdoors as a world-class sailor, mountain climber and tree advocate. As creative director, he has worked, extensively, with a roster of international Fortune 500 companies, leading entrepreneurs and enviro-conservationists to create award-winning, strategic brand communications and design campaigns. In Toronto and Seattle, Charles has worked with leading entrepreneurs and investors to create launch strategies and branding campaigns for industry-changing, startups Skytap, Smilebox and Ecobee.

Charles is the author and illustrator of a new childrens book DO TREES HAVE MOTHERS? (Douglas & McIntyre/Vancouver) launching Arbour Day 2022 at Chapters-Indigo, Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Charles also serves as Creative Director to Wild Entrust/Coaching Conservation, a wildlife conservation trust in Southern Africa dedicated to supporting the long-term viability of threatened wildlife populations and their critical habitats.

As former co-creative director of Ogilvy-Toronto and co-founder of Extension Brand Design, Charles led the strategic brand development of creative campaigns for Nestlé, Quaker, Microsoft, World Wildlife Fund, and American Express.